A second program, RTx-021, which targets retinal bipolar cells, is in late-stage preclinical development for Stargardt disease and geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration.

“Oz,” researchers said, “optically stimulates individual photoreceptor cells on the retina at population scale to directly control their activation levels." 1 By isolating and focusing on stimulating ...

They're then injected into the gel-filled vitreous chamber between the retina and the lens. Next, a small infrared laser device is used to excite these nanoparticles and activate specific cells in the ...

Summary: A new study shows that gold nanoparticles injected into the retina can restore vision in mice with retinal degeneration, offering a less invasive alternative to current retinal prostheses.

These conditions damage photoreceptors, which are light-sensitive cells in the retina that convert light into electrical pulses. Bipolar and ganglion cells, located further along the visual pathway, ...

A new study by Brown University researchers suggests that gold nanoparticles — microscopic bits of gold thousands of times thinner than a human hair — might one day be used to help restore vision in ...

In a study published in the journal ACS Nano, the research team showed that nanoparticles injected into the retina can successfully ... that activates bipolar and ganglion cells in much the ...

In a study published in the journal ACS Nano and supported by the National Institutes of Health, the research team showed that nanoparticles injected into the retina can successfully stimulate the ...

RS1 is localized to the extracellular surface of rods, cones, and bipolar cells. XLRS is characterized by schisis, or abnormal splitting of retinal layers, which causes impaired visual acuity that is ...